Aliqua Mao on Australian Idol

Watched idol tonight for the first time in years and noticed a chick called Aliqua (I keep thinking Aquila-dyslexic or just not used to the name?). What a voice! And she's only 16 so plenty of time to develop her style. I was thinking is she Asian, is she Pacific Islander? Then at the end of the song they showed her full name, Aliqua Mao. Hmm Mao's generally an Asian name, wicked. But she does look mixed, can't find anymore info on her background atm but no doubt more info will pop up in the future.

Some Q&A about her here

So good to see a good singer after viewing Vinh Bui's audition on youtube - hope he's not related to Thanh.

Update 4/09/09

Okay she's definitely asian, Cambodian I think.

To watch the full episodes click here.

Some random info

In 2006 I won the search for a star competition in Adelaide which took 7 months to reach the Grand Finals. I was one of the youngest contestant.

In 2007 I won Mix102.3 fm Talent Quest and had the opportunity to work with Beat records. Had my debut single aired on Mix 102.3 Fm radio station.